Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in China, Macao Special Administrative Region
China, Macao Special Administrative Region: Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population was 17.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, 2003–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in China, Macao Special Administrative Region is 17.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 103.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in China, Macao Special Administrative Region peaked at 35.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 8.6%, in 2022.
That places China, Macao Special Administrative Region 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 13.9% | — |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +201.2% |
| 2009 | 33.0% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | -26.0% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -26.1% |
| 2012 | 21.4% | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 18.5% | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 19.5% | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 20.4% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 20.5% | +11.0% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | -51.8% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -18.6% |
| 2024 | 17.6% | +103.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 11.7% | 35.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 18.1% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.7% | 8.6% | 17.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population in China, Macao Special Administrative Region was 17.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The highest recorded value was 35.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population recorded in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.6% in 2022.
- How does China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank for unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population?
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2024.
- Is unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population rising or falling in China, Macao Special Administrative Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China, Macao Special Administrative Region data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Unsentenced detainees as a proportion of overall prison population (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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